Physiological Determinants of Global Health

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 15.06.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Content Objectives
  2. Teaching Strategies
  3. Classroom Activities
  4. Notes
  5. Resources for Students and Teachers
  6. Appendix A: Implementing District Standards

Recombinant DNA Technology and Global Health

Tarie Pace

Published September 2015

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Notes

  1. Encyclopedia Britannica Online, s.v. “genetically modified organism (GMO)”, accessed July 13, 2015, http://www.britannica.com/science/genetically-modified-organism.
  2. Burke, Derek. “Genetically Modified Crops: Demystifying the Science,” in org
  3. “Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms,” National Institutes of Health. National Human Genome Research Institute, http://www.genome.gov/glossary/ (accessed July 13, 2015)
  4. ”Water for All, ” Mission 2017: Global Water Security, http://www.12.000.scripts.mit.edu (accessed July 14, 2015)
  5. Freudenrich, Craig, Ph.D., “How DNA Works,” in howstuffworks.com
  6. Byrne, P., “Genetically Modified (GM) Crops: Techniques and Applications,” Colorado State University. Extension. Fact Sheet No. 0.710
  7. Folger, Tim, “The Next Green Revolution,” in nationalgeographic.com (accessed July 13, 2015)
  8. “Food Security and Agricultural Migration in Developing Countries: Options for Capturing Synergies,” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. October 2009
  9. “Golden Rice Project,” Golden Rice Humanitarian Board, http://www.goldenrice.org (accessed July 13, 2015)
  10. “Dimensions of Need: An atlas of food and agriculture,” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1995.
  11. “More iron and vitamin A from GM rice,” Food Today, last modified July 13, 2015, http://www.eufic.org/article/en/food-technology/gmos/artid/iron-vitamin-a-gm-rice/
  12. West, Keith P. Jr, Alfred Sommer, Amanda Palmer, Werner Schultink, and Jean-Pierre Habicht. “Commentary: vitamin A policies need rethinking,” International Journal of Epidemiology, 2015, 1–3 doi: 10.1093/ije/dyu275
  13. Lomborg, Bjorn, “A Golden Rice Opportunity,” Project Syndicate, February 15, 2013
  14. Intrinsic Factor,” B-12 Anemia, http://www.b12anemia.org, July 5, 2015
  15. “Vitamin B12,” GMO Compass, http://www.gmo-compass.org, (accessed July 14, 2015)
  16. Herrera-Estrella, Luis R., “Genetically Modified Crops and Developing Countries,” Plant Physiology, November 2000, vol. 124 no. 3 923 – 926
  17. Gomesz, Ana and Henry Schmick, Agricultural Biotechnology Annual, Honduras 2012
  18. Charles, Dan, “Honduras Embraces Genetically Modified Crops,” http://www.npr.org, August 6, 2008
  19. Lusk, Jayson and Henry Miller, “We Need G.M.O. Wheat,” The New York Times, February 2, 2014

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